[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9040-9041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4475]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collections of information was published on 
December 10, 1997 [62 FR 65122].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 25, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267-2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

    Title: Vessel Response Plans, Facility Response Plans, Shipboard 
Oil Pollution Emergency Plans, and Additional Requirements for Prince 
William Sound, Alaska.
    OMB Control Number: 2115-0595
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Owners or operators of tank vessels that carry oil 
in bulk and operate in waters subject of U.S. jurisdiction; owners or 
operators of marine transportation-facilities; owners or operators of 
U.S. flag oil tankers of 150 gross tons and above and each U.S. ship of 
400 gross tons and above; owners or operators of tank vessels that load 
cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 
Authorization Act in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
    Abstract: Three of the requirements found in this collection of 
information are from the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(Pub.L. 101-380). The requirements meet the intent of the Oil Pollution 
Action of 1990 to reduce the impact of oil spills by requiring owners 
or operators of certain tank vessels and facilities to plan response 
actions, practice those actions, and ensure, through appropriate means, 
the necessary response resources for an oil spill. Additionally, 
Regulation 26 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78, the Shipboard Oil Pollution 
Emergency Plan requirements were designed to improve response 
capabilities and minimize environmental impacts of oil spills.
    Need: 33 U.S.C. 1321 requires the development of tank vessel and 
facility response plans. 33 U.S.C. 1901-1911 requires the 
implementation of MARPOL 73/78 in U.S. regulations. 33 U.S.C. 2735 
requires the additional response measure in Prince William Sound, 
Alaska.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 188,629 hours.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 
20503, Attention USCG Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be

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collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments to OMB regarding this information collection is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-4475 Filed 2-20-98; 8:45 am]
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